You Suck Crap

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You Suck Crap
Studio album by
Released1992 (1992)
RecordedDecember 1990 (1990-12) – March 1992 (1992-03)
Studio
Various
Genre
Length70:54
LabelFlipside
Dan Gatto chronology
1991
(1991)
You Suck Crap
(1992)
The Dogsnatcher EP
(1993)

You Suck Crap is the debut studio album of Babyland, released in 1992 by Flipside Records.[1][2][3]

Reception[edit]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]

Ned Raggett of AllMusic describes the album as "frenetic, outraged experimental techno-industrialized hardcore." The critic went on to note the band for "having made its reputation as a killer live-act playing self-described "electronic junk punk," translating that energy to CD inevitably lost the visual power of the band—the amount of metal cans, drums, and instrumentation the two normally work with is a sight to behold, as is Dan's totally in-your-face, anguished singing—but Crap still made a more-than-fine document of the duo's early sound.[4] I Die:You Die said "You Suck Crap occupies its own space outside of the genres it borrows from, which is perhaps why their “electronic junk punk” label continues to resonate" and "what makes it even more applicable is the consistency with which Smith and Gatto approach their distinct style, even while seemingly deviating from it."[5]

Track listing[edit]

All tracks are written by Dan Gatto and Michael Smith

No.TitleLength
1."Structure Fall"2:27
2."Mask"4:02
3."The Advance"4:42
4."Increased Turnover"2:35
5."Traffic"4:36
6."Logan's Run"2:49
7."Burning Up"3:36
8."Arthur Jermyn"4:02
9."Smrow-Toh"5:18
10."Don't You Feel Lost"2:51
11."Mindfuck"3:07
12."Under"3:08
13."Fault"4:10
14."Motor.Tool.Appliance"3:17
15."Reality"3:21
16."Thekadont"16:53

Personnel[edit]

Adapted from the You Suck Crap liner notes.[6]

Babyland

Production and design

  • Rusty Cusick – recording (1, 4, 7, 10, 13, 16)
  • Doug Green – recording (3, 5, 8, 9, 12, 15)
  • Don Lewis – cover art, photography
  • Stoker – recording (2, 6, 11, 14)

Release history[edit]

Region Date Label Format Catalog
United States 1992 Flipside CD, LP FLIP 44
1999 Mattress CD MAT003

References[edit]

  1. ^ Huss, Mattias (July 1993). "Babyland: You Suck Crap". Maximumrocknroll (122). Retrieved August 25, 2020.
  2. ^ Finkler, Ed (November 7, 1996). "Interview with Smith from Babyland". Sonic Boom. 4 (8). Retrieved August 25, 2020.
  3. ^ Serotta, Ashley; Williams, Randolph (June 5, 1998). "Interview with Babyland". Sonic Boom. 6 (7). Retrieved August 25, 2020.
  4. ^ a b Raggett, Ned. "Babyland: You Suck Crap > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved October 29, 2016.
  5. ^ Karyn (June 7, 2012). "The Pitch: Babyland, You Suck Crap". I Die:You die. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
  6. ^ You Suck Crap (booklet). Babyland. Pasadena, California: Flipside Records. 1992.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

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